Neural Information Processing : 11th International Conference, Iconip 2004, Calcutta, India, November 22-25, 2004, Proceedings

by Pal, Nikhil R.; Kasabov, Nikola; Mudi, Rajani K.; Pal, Srimanta; Parui, Swapan K.

• ISBN13: 9783540239314
• ISBN10: 3540239316
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc

Summary

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Neural Information Processing, ICONIP 2004, held in Calcutta, India in November 2004. The 186 revised papers presented together with 24 invited contributions were carefully reviewed and selected from 470 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on computational neuroscience, complex-valued neural networks, self-organizing maps, evolutionary computation, control systems, cognitive science, adaptive intelligent systems, biometrics, brain-like computing, learning algorithms, novel neural architectures, image processing, pattern recognition, neuroinformatics, fuzzy systems, neuro-fuzzy systems, hybrid systems, feature analysis, independent component analysis, ant colony, neural network hardware, robotics, signal processing, support vector machine, time series prediction, and bioinformatics.

Table of Contents

Computational Neuroscience
Neurobiological Foundation for the Meaning of Information	1	(9)
Walter J. Freeman
Neural Information Processing Efforts to Restore Vision in the Blind	10	(9)
Rolf Eckmiller, Oliver Baruth, and Dirk Neumann
Synchronous Phenomena for Two-Layered Neural Network with Chaotic Neurons	19	(12)
Katsuki Katayama, Masafumi Yano, and Tsuyoshi Horiguchi
Influence of Dendritic Spine Morphology on Spatiotemporal Change of Calcium/Calmoduline-Dependent Protein Kinase Density	31	(6)
Shuichi Kato, Seiichi Sakatani, and Akira Hirose
Memory Modification Induced by Pattern Completion and STDP in Hippocampal CA3 Model	37	(7)
Toshikazu Samura and Motonobu Hattori
Neural Mechanism of Binding ITD Information with HD One for Generating Brain Map of Sound Localization	44	(6)
Kazuhisa Fujita, ShungQuang Huang, Yoshiki Kashimori, and Takeshi Kambara
The Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Intracellular Ion Concentration and Potential	50	(7)
Seiichi Sakatani and Akira Hirose
A Model That Captures Receptive Field Properties of Orientation Selective Neurons in the Visual Cortex	57	(7)
Basabi Bhaumik, Alok Agarwal, Mona Mathur, and Manish Manohar
Development of a Simple Cell Receptive Field Structure: A Model Based on Hetero-synaptic Interactions	64	(6)
Akhil R. Garg, Basabi Bhaumik, and Klaus Obermayer
The Role of the Basal Ganglia in Exploratory Behavior in a Model Based on Reinforcement Learning	70	(8)
Sridharan Devarajan, P.S. Prashanth, and V.S. Chakravarthy
A Functional Role of FM Sweep Rate of Biosonar in Echolocation of Bat	78	(6)
Kazuhisa Fujita, Eigo Kamata, Satoru Inoue, Yoshiki Kashimori, and Takeshi Kambara
Orientation Map Emerges in Parallel with the Formation of Receptive Fields in a Feedforward Neurotrophic Model	84	(6)
Mona Mathur and Basabi Bhaumik
The Balance Between Excitation and Inhibition Not Only Leads to Variable Discharge of Cortical Neurons but Also to Contrast Invariant Orientation Tuning	90	(6)
Akhil R. Garg, Basabi Bhaumik, and Klaus Obermayer
Stochastic Resonance Imaging — Stochastic Resonance Therapy: Preliminary Studies Considering Brain as Stochastic Processor	96	(8)
Prasun Kumar Roy
Complex-Valued Neural Networks
Ultra-wideband Beamforming by Using a Complex-Valued Spatio-temporal Neural Network	104	(6)
Andriyan B. Suksmono and Akira Hirose
A Model of Hopfield-Type Quaternion Neural Networks and Its Energy Function	110	(6)
Mitsuo Yoshida, Yasuaki Kuroe, and Takehiro Mori
Mode-Utilizing Developmental Learning Based on Coherent Neural Networks	116	(6)
Akira Hirose, Yasufumi Asano, and Toshihiko Hamano
Dynamics of Complex-Valued Neural Networks and Its Relation to a Phase Oscillator System	122	(8)
Ikuko Nishikawa and Yasuaki Kuroe
Two Models for Theta Precession Generation Using the Complex Version of the Nagumo-Sato Neuron Model and the Hodgkin-Huxley Equations	130	(6)
Iku Nemoto
Self-organizing Maps
Using Self-organizing Map in a Computerized Decision Support System	136	(6)
Miki Sirola, Golan Lampi, and Jukka Parviainen
An Empirical Study on the Robustness of SOM in Preserving Topology with Respect to Link Density	142	(8)
Arijit Laha
Extending the SOM Algorithm to Non-Euclidean Distances via the Kernel Trick	150	(8)
Manuel Martin-Merino and Alberto Muñoz
An Efficient Two-Level SOMART Document Clustering Through Dimensionality Reduction	158	(8)
Mahmoud F. Hussin, Mohamed S. Kamel, and Magdy H. Nagi
Color Image Vector Quantization Using Wavelet Transform and Enhanced Self-organizing Neural Network	166	(6)
Kwang Baek Kim and Dae Su Kim
Using SOM-Based Data Binning to Support Supervised Variable Selection	172	(9)
Sampsa Laine and Timo Similä
Evolutionary Computation
Packing Bins Using Multi-chromosomal Genetic Representation and Better-Fit Heuristic	181	(6)
A.K. Bhatia and S.K. Basu
Data Association for Multiple Target Tracking: An Optimization Approach	187	(6)
Mukesh A. Zaveri, S.N. Merchant, and Uday B. Desai
Expected Running Time Analysis of a Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm on Pseudo-boolean Functions	193	(6)
Nilanjan Banerjee and Rajeev Kumar
The Influence of Gaussian, Uniform, and Cauchy Perturbation Functions in the Neural Network Evolution	199	(6)
Paulito P. Palmes and Shiro Usui
Closest Substring Problem – Results from an Evolutionary Algorithm	205	(7)
Holger Mauch
Quantum-Inspired Evolutionary Algorithms and Its Application to Numerical Optimization Problems	212	(6)
André V. Abs da Cruz, Carlos R. Hall Barbosa, Marco Aurélio C. Pacheco, and Marley Vellasco
Multiobjective Genetic Search for Spanning Tree Problem	218	(6)
Rajeev Kumar, P.K. Singh, and P.P. Chakrabarti
A Partheno-genetic Algorithm for Combinatorial Optimization	224	(6)
Maojun Li, Shaosheng Fan, and An Luo
Evaluation of Comprehensive Learning Particle Swarm Optimizer	230	(6)
Jing J. Liang, A. Kai Qin, Ponnuthurai Nagaratnam Suganthan, and S. Baskar
Evolutionary Learning Program's Behavior in Neural Networks for Anomaly Detection	236	(6)
Sang-Jun Han, Kyung-Joong Kim, and Sung-Bae Cho
Gray and Binary Encoding in the (1+1)-EA	242	(6)
Uday K. Chakraborty
Control Systems
Asymptotic Stability of Nonautonomous Delayed Neural Networks	248	(6)
Qiang Zhang, Xiaopeng Wei, Jin Xu, and Dongsheng Zhou
A New PID Tuning Technique Using Differential Evolution for Unstable and Integrating Processes with Time Delay	254	(7)
Zafer Bingul
Representation and Identification of Finite State Automata by Recurrent Neural Networks	261	(8)
Yasuaki Kuroe
Neural Network Closed-Loop Control Using Sliding Mode Feedback-Error-Learning	269	(6)
Andon V. Topalov and Okyay Kaynak
State Estimation and Tracking Problems: A Comparison Between Kalman Filter and Recurrent Neural Networks	275	(7)
S. Kumar Chenna, Yogesh Kr. Jain, Himanshu Kapoor, Raju S. Bapi, N. Yadaiah, Atul Negi, V. Seshagiri Rao, and B.L. Deekshatulu
Cognitive Science
A Connectionist Account of Ontological Boundary Shifting	282	(6)
Shohei Hidaka and Jun Saiki
A Neural Network Model for Trace Conditioning	288	(6)
Tadashi Yamazaki and Shigeru Tanaka
Chunking Phenomenon in Complex Sequential Skill Learning in Humans	294	(6)
V.S. Chandrasekhar Pammi, K.P. Miyapuram, Raju S. Bapi, and Kenji Doya
Cognitive Process of Emotion Under Uncertainty	300	(6)
Ayako Onzo and Ken Mogi
The Locus of Word Length and Frequency Effect in Comprehending English Words by Korean-English Bilinguals and Americans	306	(10)
Kichun Nam, Yoonhyong Lee, and Chang H. Lee
Cerebral Activation Areas with Respect to Word and Sentence Production by Early and Late Korean-English Bilinguals: Event-Related fMRI Study	316	(5)
Choong-Myung Kim, Donghoon Lee, and Kichun Nam
Biometrics
Fusion of Dimension Reduction Methods and Application to Face Recognition	321	(6)
Byungjun Son, Sungsoo Yoon, and Yillbyung Lee
A Hardware-Directed Face Recognition System Based on Local Eigen-analysis with PCNN	327	(6)
C. Siva Sai Prasanna, N. Sudha, and V. Kamakoti
The Teager Energy Based Features for Identification of Identical Twins in Multi-lingual Environment	333	(5)
Hemant A. Patil and T.K. Basu
A Fast and Efficient Face Detection Technique Using Support Vector Machine	338	(6)
R. Suguna, N. Sudha, and C. Chandra Sekhar
User Enrollment Using Multiple Snapshots of Fingerprint	344	(6)
Younhee Gil, Dosung Ahn, Choonwoo Ryu, Sungbum Pan, and Yongwha Chung
Signature Verification Using Static and Dynamic Features	350	(6)
Mayank Vatsa, Richa Singh, Pabitra Mitra, and Afzel Noore
Face Recognition Using SVM Combined with CNN for Face Detection	356	(6)
Masakazu Matsugu, Katsuhiko Mori, and Takashi Suzuki
Face Recognition Using Weighted Modular Principle Component Analysis	362	(6)
A. Pavan Kumar, Sukhendu Das, and V. Kamakoti
Adaptive Intelligent Systems
Self-organizing Relationship (SOR) Network with Fuzzy Inference Based Evaluation and Its Application to Trailer-Truck Back-Up Control	368	(7)
Takanori Koga, Keiichi Horio, and Takeshi Yamakawa
In-vehicle Noise and Enhanced Speech Intelligibility	375	(6)
Akbar Ghobakhlou and Richard Kilgour
An Evolving Neural Network Model for Person Verification Combining Speech and Image	381	(6)
Akbar Ghobakhlou, David Zhang, and Nikola Kasabov
Adaptive Affine Subspace Self-organizing Map with Kernel Method	387	(6)
Hideaki Kawano, Keiichi Horio, and Takeshi Yamakawa
Brain-Like Computing
Scene Memory on Competitively Growing Neural Network Using Temporal Coding: Self-organized Learning and Glance Recognizability	393	(6)
Masayasu Atsumi
Pulsed Para-neural Networks (PPNN) Based on MEXOR Logic	399	(10)
Andrzej Buller, Ismail Ahson, and Muzaffar Azim
Knowledge Reusing Neural Learning System for Immediate Adaptation in Navigation Tasks	409	(7)
Akitoshi Ogawa and Takashi Omori
Universal Spike-Train Processor for a High-Speed Simulation of Pulsed Para-neural Networks	416	(6)
Michal Joachimczak, Beata Grzyb, and Daniel Jelinski
Knowledge Extraction from Artificial Associative Memory for Helping Senile Dementia Patients	422	(6)
Jeong Yon Shim
Learning Algorithms
Some Experiments on Training Radial Basis Functions by Gradient Descent	428	(6)
Mercedes Fernández-Redondo, Carlos Hernández-Espinosa, Mamen Ortiz-Gómez, and Joaquin Torres-Sospedra
Predictive Approaches for Sparse Model Learning	434	(6)
S.K. Shevade, S. Sundararajan, and S.S. Keerthi
Multiple Instance Learning with Radial Basis Function Neural Networks	440	(6)
Abdelhamid Bouchachia
Leverages Based Neural Networks Fusion	446	(6)
Antanas Verikas, Marija Bacauskiene, and Adas Gelzinis
A Process of Differentiation in the Assembly Neural Network	452	(6)
Alexander Goltsev, Ernst Kussul, and Tatyana Baidyk
Managing Interference Between Prior and Later Learning	458	(7)
L. Andrew Coward, Tamás D. Gedeon, and Uditha Ratnayake
A Neural Learning Rule for CCA Approximation	465	(6)
M. Shahjahan and K. Murase
Adaptive Learning in Incremental Learning RBF Networks	471	(6)
T.N. Nagabhushan and S.K. Padma
Recurrent Neural Networks for Learning Mixed kth-Order Markov Chains	477	(6)
Wang Xiangrui and Narendra S. Chaudhari
An Efficient Generalization of Battiti-Shanno's Quasi-Newton Algorithm for Learning in MLP-Networks	483	(6)
Carmine Di Fiore, Stefano Fanelli, and Paolo Zellini
Incremental Learning and Dimension Selection Through Sleep	489	(7)
Koichiro Yamauchi
The Most Robust Loss Function for Boosting	496	(6)
Takafumi Kanamori, Takashi Takenouchi, Shinto Eguchi, and Noboru Murata
An On-Line Learning Algorithm with Dimension Selection Using Minimal Hyper Basis Function Networks	502	(6)
Kyosuke Nishida, Koichiro Yamauchi, and Takashi Omori
Density Boosting for Gaussian Mixtures	508	(8)
Xubo Song, Kun Yang, and Misha Pavel
Improving kNN Based Text Classification with Well Estimated Parameters	516	(8)
Heui Seok Lim
One-Epoch Learning for Supervised Information-Theoretic Competitive Learning	524	(6)
Ryotaro Kamimura
Teacher-Directed Learning with Gaussian and Sigmoid Activation Functions	530	(7)
Ryotaro Kamimura
Gradient Type Learning Rules for Neural Networks Based on Watcher-Environment Model	537	(6)
M. Tanvir Islam and Yoichi Okabe
Variational Information Maximization for Neural Coding	543	(6)
Felix Agakov and David Barber
Comparison of TDLeaf(&lamda;) and TD(λ) Learning in Game Playing Domain	549	(6)
Daniel Osman and Jacek Mandziuk
Rule Extraction by Seeing Through the Model	555	(6)
Tuve Löfström, Ulf Johansson, and Lars Niklasson
An Auxiliary Variational Method	561	(6)
Felix V. Agakov and David Barber
Gaussian Process Regression with Fluid Hyperpriors	567	(6)
Ramunas Girdziusas and Jorma Laaksonen
Learning Team Cooperation	573	(6)
Ron Sun and Dehu Qi
Training Minimal Uncertainty Neural Networks by Bayesian Theorem and Particle Swarm Optimization	579	(6)
Yan Wang, Chun-Guang Zhou, Yan-Xin Huang, and Xiao-Yue Feng
A Forward-Propagation Rule for Acquiring Neural Inverse Models Using a RLS Algorithm	585	(7)
Yoshihiro Ohama, Naohiro Fukumura, and Yoji Uno
Generalization in Learning Multiple Temporal Patterns Using RNNPB	592	(7)
Masato Ito and Jun Tani
Structural Learning of Neural Network for Continuous Valued Output: Effect of Penalty Term to Hidden Units	599	(7)
Basabi Chakraborty and Yusuke Manabe
Argumentation Neural Networks	606	(7)
Artur d'Avila Garcez, Dov Gabbay, and Luis C. Lamb
A Neighbor Generation Mechanism Optimizing Neural Networks	613	(6)
Amanda Lins and Teresa Ludermir
Collaborative Agent Learning Using Neurocomputing	619	(6)
Saulat Farooque, Ajith Abraham, and Lakhmi Jain
Novel Neural Networks
Cognitive Routing in Packet Networks	625	(8)
Erol Gelenbe
TWRBF – Transductive RBF Neural Network with Weighted Data Normalization	633	(8)
Qun Song and Nikola Kasabov
An Incremental Neural Network for Non-stationary Unsupervised Learning	641	(6)
Shen Furao and Osamu Hasegawa
Computing Convex-Layers by a Multi-layer Self-organizing Neural Network	647	(6)
Amitava Datta and Srimanta Pal
Cost-Sensitive Greedy Network-Growing Algorithm with Gaussian Activation Functions	653	(6)
Ryotaro Kamimura and Osamu Uchida
Image Processing
An Efficient Skew Estimation Technique for Binary Document Images Based on Boundary Growing and Linear Regression Analysis	659	(7)
P. Shivakumara, G. Hemantha Kumar, D.S. Guru, and P. Nagabhushan
Segmenting Moving Objects with a Recurrent Stochastic Neural Network	666	(7)
Jieyu Zhao
Real-Time Gaze Detection via Neural Network	673	(6)
Kang Ryoung Park
CA Based Document Compression Technology	679	(7)
Chandrama Shaw, Biplab K. Sikdar, and N.C. Maiti
Size-Independent Image Segmentation by Hierarchical Clustering and Its Application for Face Detection	686	(8)
Motofumi Fukui, Noriji Kato, Hitoshi Ikeda, and Hirotsugu Kashimura
Human-Like Selective Attention Model with Reinforcement and Inhibition Mechanism	694	(6)
Sang-Bok Choi, Sang-Woo Ban, and Minho Lee
Genetic Algorithm for Optimal Imperceptibility in Image Communication Through Noisy Channel	700	(6)
Santi P. Maity, Malay K. Kundu, and Prasanta K. Nandi
High Speed Extraction Model of ROI for Automatic Logistics System	706	(8)
Moon-sung Park, Il-sook Kim, Eun-kyung Cho, and Young-hee Kwon
Using Biased Support Vector Machine to Improve Retrieval Result in Image Retrieval with Self-organizing Map	714	(6)
Chi-Hang Chan and Irwin King
A Fast MPEG4 Video Encryption Scheme Based on Chaotic Neural Network	720	(6)
Shiguo Lian, Jinsheng Sun, Zhongxin Li, and Zhiquan Wang
Content-Based Video Classification Using Support Vector Machines	726	(6)
Vakkalanka Suresh, C. Krishna Mohan, R. Kumara Swamy, and B. Yegnanarayana
Fast Half Pixel Motion Estimation Based on Spatio-temporal Correlations	732	(6)
HyoSun Yoon, GueeSang Lee, SooHyung Kim, and Deokjai Choi
Pattern Recognition
Local and Recognizable Iso Picture Languages	738	(6)
T. Kalyani, V.R. Dare, and D.G. Thomas
Multilayer Feedforward Ensembles for Classification Problems	744	(6)
Mercedes Fernández-Redondo, Carlos Hernández-Espinosa, and Joaquin Torres-Sospedra
Performance Advantage of Combined Classifiers in Multi-category Cases: An Analysis	750	(8)
Xubo Song and Misha Pavel
Web Documents Categorization Using Neural Networks	758	(5)
Renato Fernandes Corrêa and Teresa Bernarda Ludermir
Gender Classification of Face Images: The Role of Global and Feature-Based Information	763	(6)
Samarasena Buchala, Neil Davey, Ray J. Frank, Tim M. Gale, Martin J. Loomes, and Wanida Kanargard
Classification of SAR Images Through a Convex Hull Region Oriented Approach	769	(6)
Simith T. D'Oliveira Junior, Francisco de A.T. de Carvalho, and Renata M.C.R. de Souza
Clustering of Interval-Valued Data Using Adaptive Squared Euclidean Distances	775	(6)
Renata M.C.R. de Souza, Francisco de A.T. de Carvalho, and Fabio C.D. Silva
A Two-Pass Approach to Pattern Classification	781	(6)
Subhadip Basu, C. Chaudhuri, Mahantapas Kundu, Mita Nasipuri, and Dipak Kumar Basu
A Long Memory Process Based Parametric Modeling and Recognition of PD Signal	787	(7)
Pradeep Kumar Shetty
A Fusion of Neural Network Based Auto-associator and Classifier for the Classification of Microcalcification Patterns	794	(6)
Rinku Panchal and Brijesh Verma
Time Series Classification for Online Tamil Handwritten Character Recognition A Kernel Based Approach	800	(6)
K.R. Sivaramakrishnan and Chiranjib Bhattacharyya
Tamil Handwriting Recognition Using Subspace and DTW Based Classifiers	806	(8)
Niranjan Joshi, G. Sita, A.G. Ramakrishnan, and Sriganesh Madhvanath
Recognition of Bangla Handwritten Characters Using an MLP Classifier Based on Stroke Features	814	(6)
T.K. Bhowmik, U. Bhattacharya, and Swapan K. Parui
Elastic Matching Algorithms for Online Tamil Character Recognition	820	(7)
Niranjan Joshi, G. Sita, A.G. Ramakrishnan, and Sriganesh Madhvanath
Automated Classification of Industry and Occupation Codes Using Document Classification Method	827	(7)
Heui Seok Lim and Hyeoncheol Kim
Abnormality Detection, in Endoscopic Images Using Color Segmentation and Curvature Computation	834	(8)
P.S. Hiremath, B.V. Dhandra, Ravindra Hegadi, and G.G. Rajput
Fault Diagnosis for Industrial Images Using a Min-Max Modular Neural Network	842	(6)
Bin Huang and Bao-Liang Lu
Cellular Automata Based Pattern Classifying Machine for Distributed Data Mining	848	(6)
Pradipta Maji and P. Pal Chaudhuri
Investigating the Use of an Agent-Based Multi-classifier System for Classification Tasks	854	(6)
Anne M. Canuto, Araken M. Santos, Marjory C. Abreu, Valéria M. Bezerra, Fernanda M. Souza, and Manuel F. Gomes Junior
A New MDS Algorithm for Textual Data Analysis	860	(8)
Manuel Martin-Merino and Alberto Muñoz
Neuroinformatics
Chaotic Behavior in Neural Networks and FitzHugh-Nagumo Neuronal Model	868	(6)
Deepak Mishra, Abhishek Yadav, and Prem K. Kalra
Snap-Shots on Neuroinformatics and Neural Information Processing Research in Singapore	874	(6)
Lipo Wang
Deciphering the Genetic Blueprint of Cerebellar Development by the Gene Expression Profiling Informatics	880	(5)
Akira Sato, Noriyuki Morita, Tetsushi Sadakata, Fumio Yoshikawa, Yoko Shiraishi-Yamaguchi, JinHong Huang, Satoshi Shoji, Mineko Tomomura, Yumi Sato, Emiko Suga, Yukiko Sekine, Aiko Kitamura, Yasuyuki Shibata, and Teiichi Furuichi
Korean Neuroinformatics Research Program: From the Second Phase to the Third Phase	885	(6)
Soo-Young Lee
A Guided Tour of Neuroinformatics Research in India	891	(7)
Prasun Kumar Roy and Nandini Chatterjee Singh
Fuzzy Systems
CMAC with Fuzzy Logic Reasoning	898	(6)
Daming Shi, Atul Harkisanka, and Chai Quek
A Fuzzy Multilevel Programming Method for Hierarchical Decision Making	904	(8)
Bijay Baran Pal and Animesh Biswas
Fuzzy Rule-Based Systems Derived from Similarity to Prototypes	912	(6)
Wlodzislaw Duch and Marcin Blachnik
Generalized Rule-Based Fuzzy Cognitive Maps: Structure and Dynamics Model	918	(5)
Vadim V. Borisov and Alexander S. Fedulov
Development of Adaptive Fuzzy Based Multi-user Detection Receiver for DS-CDMA	923	(6)
Sharmistha Panda and Sarat Kumar Patra
A Partitioning Method for Fuzzy Probabilistic Predictors	929	(6)
Marcelo Andrade Teixeira and Gerson Zaverucha
Fuzzy Compactness Based Adaptive Window Approach for Image Matching in Stereo Vision	935	(6)
Gunjan and B.N. Chatterji
Neuro-fuzzy Systems
BDI Agents Using Neural Network and Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference for Intelligent Planning in Container Terminals	941	(6)
Prasanna Lokuge and Damminda Alahakoon
A Neuro-fuzzy Approach for Predicting the Effects of Noise Pollution on Human Work Efficiency	947	(6)
Zaheeruddin and Garima
Evolving Fuzzy Neural Networks Applied to Odor Recognition	953	(6)
Cleber Zanchettin and Teresa B. Ludermir
Differential Evolution Based On-Line Feature Analysis in an Asymmetric Subsethood Product Fuzzy Neural Network	959	(6)
C. Shunmuga Velayutham and Satish Kumar
Neuro-fuzzy System for Clustering of Video Database	965	(6)
Manish Manori A., Manish Maheshwari, Kuldeep Belawat, Sanjeev Jain, and P.K. Chande
Dynamic Neuro-fuzzy Inference and Statistical Models for Risk Analysis of Pest Insect Establishment	971	(6)
Snjezana Soltic, Shaoning Pang, Nikola Kasabov, Sue Worner, and Lora Peackok
An Enhanced Fuzzy Multilayer Perceptron	977	(6)
Kwang Baek Kim and Choong Shik Park
Hybrid Systems
Intelligent Multi-agent Based Genetic Fuzzy Ensemble Network Intrusion Detection	983	(6)
Siva S. Sivatha Sindhu, P. Ramasubramanian, and A. Kannan
Genetic Algorithm Based Fuzzy ID3 Algorithm	989	(7)
Jyh-Yeong Chang, Chien-Wen Cho, Su-Hwang Hsieh, and Shi-Tsung Chen
Neural-Evolutionary Learning in a Bounded Rationality Scenario	996	(6)
Ricardo Matsumura de Araújo and Luis C. Lamb
Rule Extraction Framework Using Rough Sets and Neural Networks	1002	(6)
Yi Xu and Narendra S. Chaudhari
A Fusion Neural Network for Estimation of Blasting Vibration	1008	(6)
A.K. Chakraborty, P. Guha, B. Chattopadhyay, S. Pal, and J. Das
Feature Analysis
Nonlinear Feature Extraction Using Evolutionary Algorithm	1014	(6)
E.K. Tang, Ponnuthurai Nagaratnan Suganthan, and Xin Yao
Hybrid Feature Selection for Modeling Intrusion Detection Systems	1020	(6)
Srilatha Chebrolu, Ajith Abraham, and Johnson P. Thomas
Feature Selection for Fast Image Classification with Support Vector Machines	1026	(6)
Zhi-Gang Fan, Kai-An Wang, and Bao-Liang Lu
Dimensionality Reduction by Semantic Mapping in Text Categorization	1032	(6)
Renato Fernandes Corrêa and Teresa Bernarda Ludermir
Non-linear Dimensionality Reduction by Locally Linear Isomaps	1038	(6)
Ashutosh Saxena, Abhinav Gupta, and Amitabha Mukerjee
Independent Component Analysis
Applications of Independent Component Analysis	1044	(8)
Erkki Oja
Supervised Independent Component Analysis with Class Information	1052	(6)
Manabu Kotani, Hiroki Takabatake, and Seiichi Ozawa
Automated Diagnosis of Brain Tumours Using a Novel Density Estimation Method for Image Segmentation and Independent Component Analysis Combined with Support Vector Machines for Image Classification	1058	(6)
Dimitris Glotsos, Panagiota Spyridonos, Panagiota Ravazoula, Dionisis Cavouras, and George Nikiforidis
Temporal Independent Component Analysis for Separating Noisy Signals	1064	(6)
Liqing Zhang
Blind Dereverberation of Single-Channel Speech Signals Using an ICA-Based Generative Model	1070	(6)
Jong-Hwan Lee, Sang-Hoon Oh, and Soo- Young Lee
Permutation Correction of Filter Bank ICA Using Static Channel Characteristics	1076	(6)
Chandra Shekhar Dhir, Hyung Min Park, and Soo Young Lee
Ant Colony
Minimal Addition-Subtraction Chains with Ant Colony	1082	(6)
Nadia Nedjah and Luiza de Macedo Mourelle
TermitAnt: An Ant Clustering Algorithm Improved by Ideas from Termite Colonies	1088	(6)
Vahid Sherafat, Leandro Nunes de Castro, and Eduardo R. Hruschka
Definition of Capacited p-Medians by a Modified Max MM Ant System with Local Search	1094	(7)
Fabricio Olivetti de França, Fernando J. Von Zuben, and Leandro Nunes de Castro
Investigations into the Use of Supervised Multi-agents for Web Documents Categorization	1101	(9)
Siok Lan Ong, Weng Kin Lai, Tracy S. Y. Tai, Choo Hau Ooi, and Kok Meng Hoe
OrgSwarm – A Particle Swarm Model of Organizational Adaptation	1110	(7)
Anthony Brabazon, Arlindo Silva, Tiago Ferra de Sousa, Michael O'Neill, Robin Matthews, and Ernesto Costa
Neural Network Hardware
Analysis of Synchronous Time in Chaotic Pulse-Coupled Networks	1117	(6)
Hidehiro Nakano and Toshimichi Saito
A Spiking Oscillator with Quantized State and Its Pulse Coding Characteristics	1123	(6)
Hiroshi Hamanaka, Hiroyuki Torikai, and Toshimichi Saito
Concurrent Support Vector Machine Processor for Disease Diagnosis	1129	(6)
Jae Woo Wee and Chong Ho Lee
Robotics
Towards the Unification of Human Movement, Animation and Humanoid in the Network	1135	(7)
Yasuo Matsuyama, Satoshi Yoshinaga, Hirofumi Okuda, Keisuke Fukumoto, Satoshi Nagatsuma, Kazuya Tanikawa, Hiroto Hakui, Ryusuke Okuhara, and Naoto Katsumata
A Dual Neural Network for Bi-criteria Torque Optimization of Redundant Robot Manipulators	1142	(6)
Shubao Liu and Jun Wang
A Genetic Approach to Optimizing the Values of Parameters in Reinforcement Learning for Navigation of a Mobile Robot	1148	(6)
Keiji Kamei and Masumi Ishikawa
On the Use of Cognitive Artifacts for Developmental Learning in a Humanoid Robot	1154	(6)
Artur M. Arsenio
Visual Servo Control for Intelligent Guided Vehicle	1160	(6)
J.K. Mukherjee
Signal Processing
A Basilar Membrane Model Using Simulink for Hearing-Aid Systems	1166	(6)
Tetsuya Tsukada and Yoshifumi Sekine
Cluster and Intrinsic Dimensionality Analysis of the Modified Group Delay Feature for Speaker Classification	1172	(7)
Rajesh M. Hegde and Hema A. Murthy
Two-Stage Duration Model for Indian Languages Using Neural Networks	1179	(7)
K. Sreenivasa Rao, S.R. Mahadeva Prasanna, and B. Yegnanarayana
Multichannel Blind Deconvolution of Non-minimum Phase System Using Cascade Structure	1186	(6)
Bin Xia and Liqing Zhang
A Comparative Study of Feature Extraction Algorithms on ANN Based Speaker Model for Speaker Recognition Applications	1192	(6)
Goutam Saha, Pankaj Kumar, and Sandipan Chakroborty
Development of FLANN Based Multireference Active Noise Controllers for Nonlinear Acoustic Noise Processes	1198	(6)
Debi Prasad Das, Ganapati Panda, and Sanghamitra Sabat
Phase Space Parameters for Neural Network Based Vowel Recognition	1204	(6)
P. Prajith, N.S. Sreekanth, and N.K. Narayanan
Speaker Segmentation Based on Subsegmental Features and Neural Network Models	1210	(6)
N. Dhananjaya, S. Guruprasad, and B. Yegnanarayana
Support Vector Machine
Morozov, Ivanov and Tikhonov Regularization Based LS-SVMs	1216	(7)
Kristiaan Pelckmans, Johan A.K. Suykens, and Bart De Moor
A Study for Excluding Incorrect Detections of Holter ECG Data Using SVM	1223	(6)
Yasushi Kikawa and Koji Oguri
Semi-supervised Kernel-Based Fuzzy C-Means	1229	(6)
Daniang Zhang, Keren Tan, and Songcan Chen
Use of Autocorrelation Kernels in Kernel Canonical Correlation Analysis for Texture Classification	1235	(6)
Yo Horikawa
Phoneme Transcription by a Support Vector Machine	1241	(6)
Anurag Sahajpal, Terje Kristensen, and Gaurav Kumar
A Comparison of Pruning Algorithms for Sparse Least Squares Support Vector Machines	1247	(7)
L. Hoegaerts, J.A.K. Suykens, J. Vandewalle, and B. De Moor
Support Vector Machines Approach to Pattern Detection in Bankruptcy Prediction and Its Contingency	1254	(6)
Kyung-shik Shin, Kyoung Jun Lee, and Hyun-jung Kim
Outliers Treatment in Support Vector Regression for Financial Time Series Prediction	1260	(6)
Haiqin Yang, Kaizhu Huang, Laiwan Chan, Irwin King, and Michael R. Lyn
Kernel Based Clustering for Multiclass Data	1266	(7)
D. Srikrishna Satish and C. Chandra Sekhar
Combined Kernel Function for Support Vector Machine and Learning Method Based on Evolutionary Algorithm	1273	(6)
Ha-Nam Nguyen, Syng-Yup Ohn, and Woo-Jin Choi
Time Series Prediction
Neural Network Classification Algorithm for the Small Size Training Set Situation in the Task of Thin-Walled Constructions Fatigue Destruction Control	1279	(6)
A.I. Galushkin, A.S. Katsin, S.V. Korobkova, and L.S. Kuraysky
Wavelet-Based Estimation of Hemodynamic Response Function	1285	(7)
R. Srikanth, R. Muralishankar, and A. G. Ramakrishnan
Neural Networks for fMRI Spatio-temporal Analysis	1292	(6)
Luo Huaien and Sadasivan Puthusserypady
Modeling Corrupted Time Series Data via Nonsingleton Fuzzy Logic System	1298	(6)
Dongwon Kim, Sung-Hoe Huh, and Gwi-Tae Park
Hydrological Forecasting and Updating Procedures for Neural Network	1304	(6)
Mêuser Valença and Teresa Ludermir
Bioinformatics
Modeling Gene Regulatory Network in Fission Yeast Cell Cycle Using Hybrid Petri Nets	1310	(6)
Ranjith Vasireddy and Somenath Biswas
Protein Metal Binding Residue Prediction Based on Neural Networks	1316	(6)
Chin-Teng Lin, Ken-Li Lin, Chih-Hsien Yang, I-Fang Chung, Chuen-Der Huang, and Yuh-Shyong Yang
Assessment of Reliability of Microarray Data Using Fuzzy C-Means Classification	1322	(6)
Musa Alci and Musa H. Asyali
DNA Sequence Pattern Identification Using a Combination of Neuro-Fuzzy Predictors	1328	(6)
Horia-Nicolai Teodorescu and Lucian Iulian Fira
Genetic Mining of DNA Sequence Structures for Effective Classification of the Risk Types of Human Papillomavirus (HPV)	1334	(10)
Jae-Hong Eom, Seong-Bae Park, and Byoung-Tak Zhang
Gene Regulatory Network Discovery from Time-Series Gene Expression Data A Computational Intelligence Approach	1344	(10)
Nikola K. Kasabov, Zeke S.H. Chan, Vishal Jain, Igor Sidorov, and Dimiter S. Dimitrov
Sequence Variability and Long-Range Dependence in DNA: An Information Theoretic Perspective	1354	(9)
Karmeshu and A. Krishnamachari
Author Index	1363